Hi,
Need some advice about a soil pipe in 1966ish built ex-mod property.
We have suspected but not be able to prove that since some heavy vibration from Pilling for a school across the road was done that our soil pipe has cracked, we are 99% sure it's cast iron from what neighbours have said. Since the Pilling we've been getting sewage smells in our bathroom whenever it's been hot, heavy rain or first thing in the morning from the area around soil pipe, we had the AAV changed in case it was that but still it remains so I've decided to just get the stack replaced rather than trying to keep chasing the problem with small fixes especially as looking inside the wall cavity at the pipe I noticed potential damp patches near the top of the pipe.
Now my uncles company has been doing the work for me so far but he's very busy and has other commitments so I'm looking at a two month wait to get the pipe done, which we can't really wait for with the smell happening more frequently and I don't want or expect him to put off other work already booked in for us so I'm probably going to get a local firm a friend recommended to do it but I've had bad experiences with other companies in the past which is why I rarely use any one I don't know, my uncle quoted £400 to replace the stack and replaster, its behind a box in the kitchen made only of hardboard wall with a skim over the top so access is easy enough but I'm sure I probably get a bit of a discount being family so what should I be expecting cost wise when get a quote from this company with and without replacing the boxing? as I'm pretty good with stud walling and could probably do that bit myself if needed to keep cost down as been on furlough for months and only just be able to get back to full-time work.
Also when I looked at the stack I noticed it was covered in some sort of lagging, none of the neighbours who I spoke to ever mentioned any issues with things like asbestos and it doesn't look like any I've seen online so does anyone know what it is and will it cause issues?
Also as far as we can tell the clay pipe underneath floor to sewer is fine as water company came to clear a blockage further up from us and we had the closest access point in our garden so for the inconvenience as they were there all day the guy doing it did an inspection up as far as the bend below with a camera snake to check for cracks/leaks when we first started having issues.
Pics attached, for reference, first pic is looking down at kitchen floor and second is looking up towards bathroom, above that is a small section of stack with the AAV and the connection with toilet which is the only thing connected as bath and sink connect to kitchen waste water gully. thanks
Need some advice about a soil pipe in 1966ish built ex-mod property.
We have suspected but not be able to prove that since some heavy vibration from Pilling for a school across the road was done that our soil pipe has cracked, we are 99% sure it's cast iron from what neighbours have said. Since the Pilling we've been getting sewage smells in our bathroom whenever it's been hot, heavy rain or first thing in the morning from the area around soil pipe, we had the AAV changed in case it was that but still it remains so I've decided to just get the stack replaced rather than trying to keep chasing the problem with small fixes especially as looking inside the wall cavity at the pipe I noticed potential damp patches near the top of the pipe.
Now my uncles company has been doing the work for me so far but he's very busy and has other commitments so I'm looking at a two month wait to get the pipe done, which we can't really wait for with the smell happening more frequently and I don't want or expect him to put off other work already booked in for us so I'm probably going to get a local firm a friend recommended to do it but I've had bad experiences with other companies in the past which is why I rarely use any one I don't know, my uncle quoted £400 to replace the stack and replaster, its behind a box in the kitchen made only of hardboard wall with a skim over the top so access is easy enough but I'm sure I probably get a bit of a discount being family so what should I be expecting cost wise when get a quote from this company with and without replacing the boxing? as I'm pretty good with stud walling and could probably do that bit myself if needed to keep cost down as been on furlough for months and only just be able to get back to full-time work.
Also when I looked at the stack I noticed it was covered in some sort of lagging, none of the neighbours who I spoke to ever mentioned any issues with things like asbestos and it doesn't look like any I've seen online so does anyone know what it is and will it cause issues?
Also as far as we can tell the clay pipe underneath floor to sewer is fine as water company came to clear a blockage further up from us and we had the closest access point in our garden so for the inconvenience as they were there all day the guy doing it did an inspection up as far as the bend below with a camera snake to check for cracks/leaks when we first started having issues.
Pics attached, for reference, first pic is looking down at kitchen floor and second is looking up towards bathroom, above that is a small section of stack with the AAV and the connection with toilet which is the only thing connected as bath and sink connect to kitchen waste water gully. thanks
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